Federal Diner in Otago Menu

BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • Cheese or Date Scones (World famous in Wanaka) $4.50
  • (C) Bacon & cheese $9.00
  • (B) Jam & butter $4.50
  • (A) Plain $4.00
  • Croissant:
  • Totally Nuts $10.00
    • Grilled banana bread with cashew nut butter
  • Winter Warmer $12.00
    • Porridge with chai spiced stewed fruits & cream
  • The Monk $19.00
    • Eggs Benedict with bacon & roasted tomato
  • The Buddha $19.00
    • Eggs Benedict with spinach, mushrooms & roasted tomato
  • Betty's Bacon Butty $10.00
    • Bacon, egg & relish
  • Brossie's Bun $11.00
    • Halloumi, grilled tomato, spinach & relish
  • Social Climber $13.00
    • Organic eggs fried or poached with roasted tomato on crusty bread - add free farmed streaky bacon $5.00
  • Hawea Flat $18.00
    • Spinach, mushrooms, roasted tomato & halloumi on polenta cake
  • PinaCoco $19.00
    • Caramelised pineapple hotcake with coconut yoghurt & lime
  • Comfort Kedgeree $19.00
    • Smoked salmon, mild Indian spiced rice & poached egg
LUNCHTIME CLASSICS LUNCHTIME CLASSICS
  • Lone Ranger $17.00
    • Waitoa free range roast chicken sandwich on ciabatta with aioli, caramelised onion & brie
  • Roti 'n' Roll $14.00
    • Pulled pork roti roll with hoisin, coriander, spring onion & pickled chilli
  • Wunder Burg $20.00
    • Homemade beef pattie with smoked cheese, caramelised onions, gherkins, salad & french fries with chipotle mayonnaise
  • Pure Wisdom $16.00
    • Ancient grain salad with cranberries, almonds, lemon & mint dressing (Vegan)
  • Roast It $19.00
    • Roast carrot salad with goat's cheese puree, preserved lemon dressing, dukkah & flatbread
  • The Chowder Pie $21.00
    • Smoked salmon, prawn, leek & potato pie with green salad
  • Soul Soup $18.00
    • Waitoa free range chicken & ginger broth, vermicelli noodles, seasame, chilli & spring onions
EXTRAS EXTRAS
  • Hollandaise $1.00
  • Tomatoes, mushrooms, 1 organic egg, avocado or halloumi $3.00
  • Free farmed bacon, Waitoa free range chicken or smoked salmon $5.00
  • French fries with tomato chilli relish & aioli $9.00
  • Mixed salad with balsamic $10.00
  • Gluten free bread add $1.00
KIDS KIDS
  • Egg or bacon on toast (+ $3.00 for scrambled) $5.00
  • Fruit plate $9.00
  • Hot cake with maple & banana $10.00
  • Peanut butter & banana on toast $5.00
  • Flatbread pizza with salami $8.00
  • Beef burger & fries $14.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Bacon $3.50
  • Butter/Garlic Butter $2.00
  • Ice Cream Sundae $9.95
    • Vanilla ice cream with your choice of chocolate, caramel, passionfruit or strawberry topping, served with whipped cream, marshmallows, chocolate sprinkles & wafers
  • Mushrooms $3.00
  • Mash instead of fries/potatoes $2.00
  • Extras $4.00 each
    • Add chicken, bacon, falafel or garlic prawns
  • Banoffee Pie $9.95
    • A crunchy biscuit crust, layered with bananas & caramel, topped with whipped cream, sprinkled with chopped nuts, coconut & chocolate
  • Fish & Chips $20.95
    • Succulent battered blue cod fillets, served with fries, tartare sauce & your choice of salad or vegetables
  • Woodgrilled, lemon & thyme infused quarter chicken, fondant potato, salsa verde - Or with hand-cut chips $31.00 $35.00
  • - Balmac Garden Spinach + $5.00
  • - Add house cured salmon + $7.00
  • Each main includes dessert of Vanilla Ice Cream and Chocolate or Berry Sauce
  • - Prime Angus Beef Fillet 230gms $45.00
  • No.7 Balmac Kitchen Platter $27.00 / $42.00 / $68.00
  • Eggplant Rollatini $29.00
    • Woodgrilled filled with basil cashew cheese & red capsicum sauce, confit cherry tomato
  • Penny's black doris & plum bombe Alaska $15.90
  • Scialiatelli $25.00
    • paolo's recipe havoc pork sausage ragu, tomato, ricotta
  • Toasted ciabatta, jam $7.50
  • Napoletana $23.00
    • tomato, mozzarella, anchovy, caper
  • Quattro Stagioni $24.00
    • ham, artichoke, mushroom, anchovy, olive
  • Ciabatta $3.00
  • Pizza, tomato, oregano, garlic $15.00
  • Pork and porcini meatballs, chickpea cream $12.00
  • Cannelloni $23.00
    • pumpkin, mushroom, bechamel sauce
  • Smoked salmon, cream cheese, capers, lemon & greens $13.90
  • Mount Aspiring $23.90
    • Spicy chorizo, spinach, black olives, feta & mozzarella on a tomato base
  • Hollandaise $1.50
  • Saddle Hill $13.90
    • Roast chicken with rocket, mozzarella & parmesan on a thyme, lemon & olive oil base
  • Cast iron omelette $23.50
    • potato, herbs, mozzarella & seasonal house relish with mushrooms or house smoked salmon & cream cheese
  • Brown sugar Buttermilk waffles - with vanilla bean mascarpone, citrus rhubarb & toasted hazelnuts $18.50
  • Trotters Gorge $23.90
    • Bacon, slow roast tomato, basiL & mozzarella on a tomato base
  • Vega works $20.90
    • mushroom, spinach, tomato, hash browns, poached eggs & ciabatta toast with seasonal house relish
  • Hand cut chips $7.50
    • Best ever with tomato & aioli
  • Hotcake stack $17.50
    • With bacon, blue berries, maple syrup and whipped cream
  • Mushroom omelette $17.00
    • With spinach, marinated feta and sundried tomatoes
  • Rabbit pot pie $19.50
    • With bacon, thyme, mustard, mashed potato and green salad
  • Bacon butty $12.00
    • With hp sauce and aioli on the side
  • Chicken burger $20.00
    • With marinated slow cooked thigh, pepper relish, sour cream, lettuce and bucket of baby chips
  • Chicken salad $18.50
    • With grilled haloumi, salt baked beetroot, mixed salad greens, candied walnuts and vinaigrette
  • Eggs benny $17.00
    • With free range poached eggs, bacon & hollandaise on toasted english muffin split
  • Delicious seafood chowder, filled with vegetables, mussels, clams, white fish and prawns, served with toasted ciabatta. $25.00
  • Organic salad greens with lemon vinigrette $7.50
  • Crispy bite-sized squid, finished with garlic and chilli and served with tangy citrus Outram slaw. $19.50
  • Plato’s Fish Pie: Hot smoked white fish baked in a leek, mustard and bacon sauce, topped with creamy mash, cold smoked cheese and finished under the grill. $24.00
  • Local little neck clams steamed in a laksa style broth with fresh ciabatta. $22.50
  • Affogato with the extra zing of a nip of liqueur. $13.50
  • Accompanied by a selection of dips, chutneys, crackers and a glass of $18.50 per person
  • Chocolate and raspberry brownie served with berry compote and vanilla ice cream. $14.50
  • Masala Uttapam $15.00
    • (Rice-lentil Pancake, Onions & Tomato, Sambhar, Coconut Chutney)
  • Kathi Roll $16.00
    • (Indian Bread, Spicy Vegetables & Herbs – Choice of Chicken, Lamb or Paneer)
  • Vada Pav $13.00
    • (Staple food of Mumbaikars, Spiced Potato Patties, Slider Buns)
  • Masala Omellete Pav $13.00
    • (Indian Style Spiced Omellette, Buttered Pav Bun)
  • Pav Bhaji $17.00
    • (Spiced Mixed Vegetables, Buttered Pav Bun)
  • Uttapam $14.00
    • (Rice-lentil Pancake, Sambhar, Coconut Chutney)
  • Choley Bhatura $17.00
    • (Fried leavened bread, Chickpea curry
  • Aloo Tikki Chaat $12.00
    • (Potato Cutlets, Yogurt, Chutneys, Spices)
  • Blue Cod $28.00
    • Blue cod fillets cooked either in a tempura batter or pan fried in butter & lemon pepper salt. Served with your choice of roast vegetables & steamed seasonal vegetables with cheese sauce or a fresh green salad & steak fries
  • Seafood Basket & Chips $18.50
    • Blue cod bites, salt & pepper squid, mussel, scallop & crabstick
  • Garden Salad S $8.00 / L $12.50
    • Bowl of fresh garden salad. Add salt & pepper calamari or smoked chicken
  • Soup & Roll $13.00
    • See special roll
  • 5:30pm - 8:30pm
  • ●Sides
  • Pasta of the Day See Specials Board
    • Please ask our staff for today's pasta selection
  • All Day Breakfast $18.50
  • Blue Cod $33
    • crumbed with pickled onion mayonnaise
  • Beef & Reef $46.50
    • grass fed & char-grilled - eye fillet with Chatham Island scampi, roasted garlic butter, potato terrine & cauliflower puree
  • Seared Coromandel Scallops with lamb, peas, mint & gravy $23.90
  • Fishbone’s Chowder with fresh & smoked fish, fried potatoes & grilled bread $19.90
  • Sole $38
    • sweet mild flavour with a fine, delicate texture - pan-roasted fillet with shaved courgettes, preserved lemon, toasted pine nuts, salted fish, tomatoes, crushed spring peas & tarragon mayonnaise
  • Rhubarb Trifle $15.90
    • with pistachio sponge, rhubarb jelly, stewed rhubarb, custard, cream & sherry
  • Crunchy cos lettuce with mustard dressing $9.50
  • West Coast Whitebait, sautéed with garlic, lemon & parsley, extra-virgin olive oil, char-grilled bread $27.90
  • Ham and cheese $5.00
    • Ham topped with mozzarella
  • Large fries $3.50
  • Strawberry cheesecake $3.50
  • Pepperoni $5.00
    • Pepperoni topped with mozzarella
  • Dipping sauces $0.50
    • Choose from: tomato, BBQ, aioli, sweet chilli, american mustard
  • Garlic bread $3.50
  • Onion rings $3.50
  • Lemon pepper chicken $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, fresh tomato, melting mozzarella & lemon pepper
  • Cinnamon French Toast $12.50
    • with seasonal fruit & maple syrup . Add bacon $14.00
  • Corn & Bacon Fritters $17.50
    • with roast vege relish & sour cream
  • Walnut, Pear & Blue Cheese Tart $14.50
    • with garden salad
  • All Day Breakfast $18.50
    • sausage, mushrooms, tomato, eggs, bacon, hash browns & toast
  • Albie Burger $18.50
    • Chicken OR Steak with fries
  • Nachos $12.50
    • with salsa beans, cheese & sour cream
  • Fisherman's Basket $17.50
    • scallop, squid rings, fish bites, prawn twisters & fries
  • Chicken ,Bacon & Mushroom in a light Creamy Basil Pesto Sauce with House Spaghetti $28
  • Strawberry & Raspberry Sorbet with Meringues $10
  • Mushroom & Truffle Oil Risotto $15
  • VKNOW Venison,Parmesan & Caramelised Onion Bruschetta $12
  • Mediterranean, tomato, feta, basil, kalamata olives with sundried tomato pesto $19 / $27 / $27
    • Small / Large / Thin Lizzie
  • VKNOW’s Tomato Bruschetta & Basil Jus $12
  • Thin Lizzie’s Dynamic Salad $16
  • Greek Salad $10
  • Vege Lovers Pizza sauce, broccoli, spinach, mushrooms, caramelized onions, blue cheese, toasted seeds and mozzarella / * Add chorizo -
  • Kawakawa Rubbed Chicken Breast - Served with minted pea & prune risotto, sauteed black pudding, parmesan crisps and a drizzle of tuffle oil* $30
  • SAUVIGNON BLANC -
  • Lemon Posset topped with stewed Black Dorris plums and a pistachio nut tuille * $12
  • Trinity Hill Hawkes Bay 2008 $7.50 / $35.00
  • Creamy Spaghetti Marinara - Mussels, prawns, market fish and squid tossed with spaghetti and finished with a white wine and dill cream sauce $20
  • The Ned Marlborough 2009 $9.00 / $42.00
  • - Fresh tomato, jalapeno, Spanish onion, cream cheese and mozzarella $11
  • Quiche of the Day $20.00
    • Served with fresh garden salad & chutney.
  • Vegetarian Frittata (GF) $20.00
    • A medley of fresh vegetables & herbs in a feta & eggs bake served with fresh garden salad.
  • High Country Smoked Salmon $25.00
    • Fresh seasonal fruits, capers, fresh basil & mint in our garden salad with Parisettes seafood dressing.
  • Soup (GF) $13.50
    • Tomato & basil served with grain toast
  • Warm Smoked Chicken Salad $25.00
    • Shredded chicken breast with brie, tomato, red onion seasonal fruits with Parisettes sweet mustard dressing topped with crispy noodles.
  • Sardines On Toast (GF) $10.00
    • With house made tomato relish.
  • Eggs Benedict (GF) $20.00
    • English muffins, wilted spinach, two poached eggs with streaky bacon OR High Country smoked salmon with hollandaise sauce.
  • Roasted Mushroom & Chorizo $21.00
    • In a creamy balsamic sauce topped with black truffle oil – balsamic glaze & shaved Parmesan
  • Cheese and Garlic Naan - Naan bread stuffed with cheese and diced garlic $4.00
  • Malai Kofta - Homemade cheese stuffed in vegetable balls and cooked in a mildly spiced creamy sauce $13.00
  • Lamb or Beef Madras - A traditional South Indian dish, lamb or beef pieces cooked in coconut-based gravy $14.00
  • Vegetable Jalfrazi - fresh vegetables cooked with fresh tomatoes, capsicum, onions, ginger, garlic and herbs $13.00
  • Mango Lassi - Yoghurt and mango pulp mixed together to give a refreshing drink to cool down after that hot curry $3.50
  • Lamb or Beef Saagwala - Pieces of boneless lamb or beef cooked in Spinach with mild spices $14.00
  • Palak Paneer - Homemade cheese cooked in Spinach with fresh tomatoes and mild spices $13.00
  • Onion Bhajia (4 Pcs) - Crispy mixed vegetable and onion fritters $5.00
Federal Diner

Federal Diner

location

Address

47 Helwick Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034435152

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Saturday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Sunday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Contemporary , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Bar Not Available ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  No Takeaway ,  Free Wifi ,  Local cuisine ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
47 Helwick Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand